Garment hanger



25, 1964 H. B. TILLERY 3,145,888

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 14, 1961 IN VENTOR. Huber? Bram Til/ery 40 "'i I BY 7 United States Patent 3,145,888 GARMENT HANGER Hubert Brant Tiliery, 7221 Lydia, Kansas City, Mo. Filed Aug. 14, 1961, Ser. No. 131,293 7 Claims. (Cl. 223-87) This invention relates to garment hangers, and more particularly, to such hangers for use by laundries, dry cleaning establishments and the like, which may be shipped and stored in a flat condition and then folded to create a finished hanger.

It is therefore, the primary object of this invention to provide a garment hanger which is formed from a single sheet of initially flat cardboard material, said sheet of material having means formed therein for receiving a wire hook in a fiat position overlying one surface of the sheet of material.

A yet further aim of this invention is to provide a garment hanger which, subsequent to its shipment and storage in a flat condition, may be quickly and easily folded and, through means of adhesive previously applied to portions of the material, formed into a finished hanger which may then be used to support garments such as coats and the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger having a main panel of substantially triangular configuration, there being a pair of wings connected to said main panel along the side edges thereof through suitable lines of bend, the main panel and each of the wings having a substantially triangular fiap suitably connected thereto, the said flaps cooperating to form a pocket at the normally uppermost portion of the hanger, which pocket receives the shank portion of a hook whereby the garment hanger may be suitably suspended when in use.

Other objects of the present invention include details of construction such as the configuration of the flaps connected to each of the wings and the main panel; the manner in which the flaps cooperate and interlock to form a suitable pocket for reception of a bent portion of the shank of the hook and the free end thereof; and the configuration of the shank portion of the hook which enables it to be suitably received within said pocket and held against rotation with respect to the remainder of the garment hanger.

In the drawing:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of the garment hanger;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the garment hanger blank shown in its flat condition;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, plan view of the assembled garment hanger as shown in FIG. 1, the shank of the hook being shown in section; and

FIG. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 of FIG. 3.

The garment hanger, broadly designated by the numeral it), is adapted to be formed from a single sheet of material 12, the sheet, in its blank form, having the configuration shown in FIG. 2 of the drawing. Sheet 12 may be suitably folded in a manner hereinafter described, whereby to form the finished hanger illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawing.

Sheet 12 comprises a main panel 14 of substantially triangular configuration, the main panel 14 having a base edge 16 and a pair of side edges 18 and 26 which serve to create an apex portion of panel 14 broadly designated by the numeral 22. Lines of bend 24 and 26 extend outwardly from apex portion 22 of panel 14 along side edges 18 and 20 thereof respectively, said lines of bend serving to interconnect main panel 14 with a pair of Wings 23 and 36 at side edges 18 and 26 thereof respectively. Said lines of bend 24 and 26 are spaced apart whereby to create a pair of arcuate, uppermost surfaces 32 and 34 when wings 28 and 30 are bent into position in assembling the hanger.

When wings 28 and 30 are bent into position along lines of bend 24 and 26 respectively, they assume a posi tion substantially parallel to that of main panel 14, the said wings being interconnected through means of adhesive 36 previously applied to a marginal edge such as 38 of one of wings such as 36.

A flap 40 is connected to main panel 14 along the apex portion 22 thereof by means of a line of fold 42. Said flap 40 is substantially triangular in configuration, its base edge being defined by line of fold 42 and there being a line of told 44 defining one side edge thereof, and a line of fold 46 defining the other side edge thereof. An opening 48 is provided through sheet of material 12 at substantially the center of line of fold 42 which forms the base edge of triangular flap 40 for purposes which will hereinafter be made clear.

Each of wings 28 and 36 also has a substantially triangular flap secured thereto, wing 28 having a flap 56 secured thereto through a line of fold 52 along the base edge of flap 50, one side edge of flap Stl being defined by line of fold 44 which, as is apparent, is common to both flap 4t) and flap 50. The other side edge 54 of flap 59 is free as a result of a slit 56 which is formed in sheet of material 12.

Flap 58 is carried by wing 30 through a line of fold 60, which line of fold 60 defines the base edge of substantially triangular flap 58, one side edge of fiap 58 being defined by line of fold 46 which, as is apparent, is common to flap 40 and flap 58. The other side edge 62 of flap 58 is free as a result of the provision of slit 56. Slit 56 extends inwardly and serves to separate flaps 5t) and 58 along side edges 54 and 62 thereof respectively, the slit 56 terminating in a hole 64 which is disposed at the apex of adjoining flaps 40, 50 and 58.

Secured to panel 14 at a position thereon normally opposed to apex portion 22, is a tab 66, said tab being connected to panel 14 by means of a line of bend 68, the opposite edge of tap 66 having a member 70 interconnected thereto by a line of bend 72, the member 70 being precoated with a suitable adhesive for purposes which will be hereinafter set forth.

A hook 74 is normally carried by hanger 10, the hook 74 having a shank portion 76 which extends through opening 48 and thus beneath flap 40, the shank 76 then having a bent portion as 78, whereby to create a free end 86 which extends laterally from the shank portion 76. As is apparent from FIGS. 2, 3 and 4 of the drawing, the bent portion 78 of shank 76, is substantially received within hole 64, and the free end 80 of shank portion 76 lies along line of fold 44 which serves to interconnect flaps 40 and 50.

As is apparent from FIG. 2 of the drawing, the sheet of material 12 which forms the blank from which hanger 10 is ultimately created, may be suitably die cut and the required lines of bend and lines of fold formed therein through machinery which is well known. Subsequent to the cutting of sheet of material 12, the hook 74 may be attached thereto by inserting the shank portion 76 thereof through opening 43, and then passing the free end 80 thereof through hole 64, the bent portion 78 allowing the hook 74 to overlie sheet of material 12 in a flat position. This flatness facilitates storage and shipment of the hanger 10 and it will be appreciated that a substantial number of such hangers may be shipped or stored in a relatively limited space as compared with hangers now known.

Subsequent to its shipment and storage in a flat condition, sheet of material 12 may be folded and bent along predetermined lines, whereby to create the finished Patented Aug. 25, 1964 hanger 10. This forming of finished hanger 10 is accomplished by initially moving wings 28 and 30 toward one another whereby they may be interconnected through the use of adhesive 36 secured to one marginal portion 38 of wing 30. It will be appreciated that as wings 28 and 30 are moved to this position, the slit 56 formed between flaps 50 and 58, will enable the side edge 54 of flap to move toward line of fold 46 which separates flaps 40 and 58, causing flap 50 to overlie flap 58, the line of fold 52 being in overlying relationship to the line of fold 60.

Such movement of the flaps 50 and 58 will cause flap 40 to be moved into a substantially vertical position whereby the flap 40 will form one wall of a pocket 82, and the flaps 58 and 50 will cooperate to form the other wall of said pocket $2. It will be appreciated that when flaps 40, 50 and 58 move into their cooperating positions to form pocket 82, the free end 80 of shank portion 76 of hook 74 will lie along the bottom of said pocket 82 as defined by line of fold 44. Manifestly, the said free end portion 86 will engage the opposed walls of pocket 82 and such engagement will prevent the rotation or any substantial shifting movement of hook 74 with respect to the remainder of the garment hanger 10.

Subsequent to the folding and gluing operations as above described, the member 70 is folded to a position perpendicular to tab 66 through means of line of bend 72 and, through adhesive previously applied to member 70, the same may be interconnected to the rear or inner portions of wings 28 and 30, whereby to retain wings 28 and 30 and panel 14 in substantially parallel, spacedapart relationship.

It is contemplated that the adhesive such as applied to member 70 and as at 36 on wing 30, will be of a touch and seal type whereby the same may be applied prior to the shipment of the hanger and, through use thereof, the hanger quickly formed from the blank of fiat material 12 in the manner above described.

Thus, it will be seen that the provision of pocket 82 and the seating therewithin of shank portion 76 and particularly, the bent portion 78 and free end 80 thereof, will provide a garment hanger which is rigid in its construction and in the interconnection of the parts thereof as is desired by the users of such hangers. In addition to the foregoing advantages of the hanger when it is finished, the same may be shipped in a fiat condition, all as made clear from the foregoing.

If desired, a pair of opposed openings such as S4 and 86, may be formed in aligned relationship in the wings and panel 14 respectively, whereby garments may be hung from the hanger 10 through either suitably interconnecting the same therewith through Openings 84 and 86, or passing securing means such as a safety pin or the like through aligned openings 84 and 86 whereby to suspend the garment from the hanger 10. Other garments such as coats and the like, may of course, be hung over the garment hanger 10 and will be engaged by the uppermost surfaces 32 and 34 created by lines of bend 24 and 26 respectively.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A garment hanger formed from a single sheet of material and comprising a main panel of substantially triangular configuration; a pair of wings connected to said panel, there being lines of bend between said panel and each of said wings whereby to dispose said wings in a plane substantially parallel to that of the panel; a flap carried by said panel; a substantially triangular flap carried by each of said wings, said flaps being connected to their corresponding wings through a line of fold at their base edges and connected to the panel flap, said Wing flaps and panel flap cooperating to form a pocket at the normally uppermost portion of the hanger, said pocket extending downwardly from said uppermost portion of the hanger and between said panel and said wings; and a hook carried by said hanger and having a portion of the shank thereof received within said pocket.

2. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 1, said panel flap being substantially triangular in configuration and connected to the panel along its base edge, there being a line of fold along said base edge having an opening formed substantially centrally thereof for receiving the shank of said hook.

3. A garment hanger formed from a single sheet of cardboard material and comprising a main panel of substantially triangular configuration; a pair of wings connected to said panel; a triangular flap at the apex of said panel and connected thereto through a line of fold along its base edge; a flap carried by each of said wings, said wing fiaps each having one side edge thereof connected to a corresponding side edge of said panel flap, the other side edge of each of said wing flaps being free, whereby all of said flaps may cooperate to form a pocket at the normally uppermost portion of said hanger, said pocket extending downwardly from said uppermost portion of the hanger and between said panel and said wings; and a hook carried by said hanger and having a portion of the shank thereof received within said pocket.

4. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 3, said wing flaps being in substantially overlying engagement and forming one wall of said pocket, the opposite wall of said pocket being formed by said panel flap.

5. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 4, wherein each of said wing flaps is connected to its corresponding wing through a line of fold at its base edge, said lines of fold being in substantially overlying relationship.

6. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 5, there being an opening formed substantially centrally of the line of fold along the base edge of the panel flap and a hole formed at the center of said pocket, the shank of the hook extending through said opening and between said panel and said panel flap, said shank having a bent portion, the bent portion being received in said hole, the free end of the shank lying along the bottom of said pocket.

7. A garment hanger as set forth in claim 6, said free end of the shank extending laterally therefrom and being in engagement with said walls of the pocket whereby to prevent rotation of the hook with respect to the pocket.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,619,742 Mayhew Mar. 1, 1927 2,054,654 Friedman Sept. 15, 1936 2,057,045 Moore Oct. 13, 1936 2,152,156 Simmons et al Mar. 28, 1939 2,558,082 Goldsmith June 26, 1951 2,873,054 Zintel Feb. 10, 1959 FOREIGN PATENTS 467,787 Canada Aug. 29, 1950 

1. A GARMENT HANGER FORMED FROM A SINGLE SHEET OF MATERIAL AND COMPRISING A MAIN PANEL OF SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR CONFIGURATION; A PAIR OF WINGS CONNECTED TO SAID PANEL, THERE BEING LINES OF BEND BETWEEN SAID PANEL AND EACH OF SAID WINGS WHEREBY TO DISPOSE SAID WING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL TO THAT OF THE PANEL; A FLAP CARRIED BY SAID PANEL; A SUBSTANTIALLY TRIANGULAR FLAP CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID WINGS, SAID FLAPS BEING CONNECTED TO THEIR CORRESPONDING WINGS THROUGH A LINE OF FOLD AT THEIR BASE EDGES AND CONNECTED TO THE PANEL FLAP, SAID WING FLAPS AND PANEL FLAP COOPERATING TO FORM A POCKET AT THE NORMALLY UPPERMOST PORTION OF THE HANGER, SAID POCKET EXTENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID UPPERMOST PORTION OF THE HANGER AND BETWEEN SAID PANEL AND SAID WINGS; AND A HOOK CARRIED BY SAID HANGER AND HAVING A PORTION OF THE SHANK THEREOF RECEIVED WITHIN SAID POCKET. 